Minimum Message Length

[Ross]

Global Footer

This code ensures all messages are a certain length before they are posted. It is useful in stopping people who give one word replies. Just edit the bold number with the minimum number of characters

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/* minimum message length - ross
   support.proboards.com
   do not redistribute without permission */

// Minimum number of characters
 var MinLength = 30;

// no need to edit below
function checkLen() {
  if(document.postForm.message.value.length > MinLength) {
    input.item(z-3).removeAttribute('disabled');
    input.item(z-4).removeAttribute('disabled');
  } else {
    input.item(z-3).setAttribute('disabled','true');
    input.item(z-4).setAttribute('disabled','true');
  }
}

function quick_checkLen() {
  if(document.getElementsByName('message').item(0).value.length > MinLength) {
    input.item(z-1).removeAttribute('disabled');
  } else {
    input.item(z-1).setAttribute('disabled','true');
  }
}

 var input = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
 var z = input.length;

if(document.postForm) {
 document.postForm.message.onkeyup = function() { checkLen(); }
 while(input[z-1].value != 'Reset') { z--; }
  checkLen();
}

var mes = document.getElementsByName('message');
else if(mes.item(0)){
 mes.item(0).setAttribute('onkeyup', 'quick_checkLen()');
 while(input[z-1].value != 'Post Reply') { z--; }
  quick_checkLen();
}
//-->
</script>

[Richie]

cool, but is there a way to make it so it will do that in all boards except for certain ones i can specify? reason is i have like a lot of boards (about 50) & would like it to work in all but a few specific ones & don't wanna have to put in the footer of each board i want it to work in.

also will this work in quick reply or can you make it to work in quick reply as well?

[Ross]

It works with Quick Reply

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/* minimum message length - ross
support.proboards.com
do not redistribute without permission */

// Minimum number of characters
var MinLength = 30;

// no need to edit below
function checkLen() {
if(document.postForm.message.value.length > MinLength) {
input.item(z-3).removeAttribute('disabled');
input.item(z-4).removeAttribute('disabled');
} else {
input.item(z-3).setAttribute('disabled','true');
input.item(z-4).setAttribute('disabled','true');
}
}

function quick_checkLen() {
if(document.getElementsByName('message').item(0).value.length > MinLength) {
input.item(z-1).removeAttribute('disabled');
} else {
input.item(z-1).setAttribute('disabled','true');
}
}

var input = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
var z = input.length;
if(!location.href.match(/board=(boardID1|boardID2)/)) {
if(document.postForm) {
document.postForm.message.onkeyup = function() { checkLen(); }
while(input[z-1].value != 'Reset') { z--; }
checkLen();
}

var mes = document.getElementsByName('message');
else if(mes.item(0)){
mes.item(0).setAttribute('onkeyup', 'quick_checkLen()');
while(input[z-1].value != 'Post Reply') { z--; }
quick_checkLen();
}
}
//-->
</script>

Edit the bold with the board IDs of where it shouldn't work. Seperating each with a '|' line.